| Key Specs | |
|---|---|
| Release date | Sep 21, 2012 |
| Camera Details | |
| Camera Resolution | 8-megapixel (iSight) |
| Camera flash | LED Flash |
| Automatic Brightness Control |  |
| Camera Options |
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| Image Formats | |
| Photo Formats | JPEG |
| Video recorder features | Video Light |
| Max Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 px |
| Video frames per second | 30 |
| Streaming TV | Video Streaming |
| Screen | |
| Display size | 4.0 inches |
| Display dots per inch | 326.44 DPI |
| Display Type | TFT |
| Color Mode | 16777216colors colors |
| Multi-touch screen | |
| Touch-Screen | Touchscreen |
| Display Resolution | 1136 x 640 px |
| Display's superficy | 6.82 square inches |
| Display's superficy (metric) | 173.23 square mm |
| Display finish | Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front |
| Display total pixels | 727040 |
| Display brightness | 500 cd/m2 max brightness nits (typical) |
| Performance | |
| Downloadable Applications | Proprietary |
| Operating System | IOS |
| RAM | 1 GB M |
| Physical Features | |
| Weight | 3.95 ounces |
| Weight (grams) | 112g |
| Dimensions | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 |
| Dimensions mm | 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 |
| Headset Jack | 3.5mm |
| Available colors | Black or White |
| Included Accessories |
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| Ambient light detector | |
| Connectivity | |
| Base technology | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 4 and 17) -- Model A1429 has: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5) |
| Wireless DATA (3G / 4G) |
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| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz) |
| Bluetooth Technology | 4.0 |
| Bluetooth Profiles Supported | A2DP |
| A2DP | |
| TV out | |
| Storage Memory | |
| Memory | 64, 32 or 16GB |
| Battery Life | |
| Stand-by Time | 225hours |
| Talk Time | 480minutes |
| 3G Stand-by Time | 225hours |
| 3G Talk Time | 480minutes |
| Battery type | Li-Polymer |
| Music Playback Time | 2400minutes |
| Browsing Time | 480minutes (600 on WiFi) |
| Video Playback Time | 600minutes |
| Music / Multimedia | |
| Stereo | |
| Messaging | |
| Email Formats | MMS, SMS |
| General Specs | |
| File formats | Excel, Gif, H.264, ITunes, JPEG, Jpg, M4v, MP3, MP3 VBR, MPEG-4, PowerPoint, Ppt, Protected AAC, Xls |
| Special features |
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| Other features | |
| Included software | Image Editor |
| Hearing Aid Rating | M3, T4 (M4, T4 for model a1429) |
| Location services | GPS, GLANOSS |
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